Tiger falling into flatlands being cheated by dogs

  The Kalmucks are neither here nor there, with a face of crying and laughing helplessly and hopelessly.

  In the private room, Li De fell silent: even if he had outstanding military achievements, he could not help but succumb to the intimidating atmosphere of the court. A tiger fallen into a plain is bullied by a dog, after all this dog is the German army that has been undefeated throughout Europe.

  After a brief silence, the judge's eyes turned to the prosecutor, who picked up a thick stack of files that should have been all the materials about the Kalmyks. The prosecutor cleared his throat twice and began reading from the pile of documents. At first, the Kalmyk listened attentively, but later noticed that the judges were yawning repeatedly on their bench, the audience was silent as if they too had fallen asleep.

  Not only in the box, but also backstage, Bowman fell asleep first after a tremendous effort of self-control. Li De poked him awake to prevent his snores from being heard downstairs, while he himself was yawning repeatedly. Heffner was forced to accompany the leader, but his mind was elsewhere.

  With a sudden movement, the Kalmyk prosecutor's lengthy indictment came to an end; he emphasized his last words, raised his voice and read with indignation:

  In summary, the defendant is suspected of massacring German soldiers, specifically:

  First, no protective measures were taken for the rescued German soldiers, resulting in 91 deaths or missing out of 98 prisoners. Especially after rescuing Colonel Heinz, deputy commander of the 20th Division of the 39th Army, due to poor protection, he was injured.

  "Secondly, in collusion with Panzergarde middle school, they deliberately murdered Sergeant Hildebrand."

  Furthermore, there is also the act of harboring homosexuals; his so-called shock troops have become a den of filth and corruption. This will be raised, but not prosecuted here.

  The hall was like a hornet's nest, and even low growls could be heard: "Kill him." "Get out." "We don't want Russians, let him go back to the steppes full of cow dung."

  "Order!" The judge banged his gavel again.

  Kalmek's face was a picture of bewilderment: "Hildebrand?" His Adam's apple moved, but he managed to keep his voice down.

  After the prosecutor read out the evidence and testimony, it was already late at night. The judge announced a recess and the trial would continue the next day.

  The commandos were taken to a house full of wires, the house was not leaky, and there was a 2-kilowatt electric stove against the wall. Tamerlan stretched out his hand towards the stove with a troubled face. "What are you doing?" The gendarme had come in at some point and pulled him away from the stove in a tense manner. As he left, he repeatedly instructed Ranya: "Take care of your people, if there is a suicide incident, you will be responsible."

  It wasn't long before the military police came in again, this time to take away Rania. A moment later, Rania returned to pack her belongings, entrusting Tuo Tuan with temporary responsibility and promising the reluctant team members that she would be back soon.

  She walked out not far and heard the sound of kicking on the wall inside the house, followed by the scolding of the constables. She smiled secretly and followed the constable to a German-style bungalow behind a row of Chinese fir trees.

  She hesitated and went up to the second floor, where she was surprised to see soldiers of the Leader's Guard. With a sudden burst of courage, she rushed into the innermost room, slammed the door shut behind her, and blocked it with her body, her heart racing wildly: The Fuehrer stood with his hands clasped behind his back, leaning against the table, his eyes fixed on her with deep emotion.

  The two of them just stared at each other like that, for a moment so quiet they could hear the sound of the clock on the wall ticking.

  Rania finally couldn't hold back anymore. She stretched out her arms and rushed towards Yuan Shou, burying her head in his not-so-broad chest and sobbed.

  Li De pulled out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, but she pushed it aside and struggled free from his arms. She wiped away her tears with her own hands, smoothed her hair with her fingers, and stood by the window.

  "What's wrong?" Li De walked up to her and tried to put his hands on her shoulders, but she dodged.

  "Dear, I'm sorry you've been troubled. I thought they just let you assist with the work." Li De comforted her and looked her up and down, "They didn't bully you, did they?"

  Rania gave him a cold glance: "If I'm bullied, what kind of leader are you? Hmph!"

  Li De held her in his arms, and their breathing became urgent. In a place close to the North Pole, they staged a winter romance.

  The next morning, everyone came to the court with eyes red from staying up all night. There were noticeably fewer people in the spectator seats than yesterday, and it took a long time for the courtroom to fill up.

  The presiding judge stared at the Kalmyk for a moment without blinking and announced: "Please read out the indictment."

  The prosecutor read out in a nasal tone, and everyone instinctively opened their mouths to yawn, but today was surprisingly concise, only requesting the summoning of witnesses. Then the loud-mouthed judge announced: "Please ask the prosecution witness to come to court."

  A non-commissioned officer of the Defense Army stood in the witness box, as usual, with his hand on the Bible, swearing not to perjure himself, and then answered the inquiry: "Corporal Karl, please give a detailed account of November 24, 1941."

  The lieutenant nodded to the judge, staring at the thoughtful Kalmyk: "On November 24th in the morning, I escaped from the prisoner-of-war camp and was hiding in the forester's hut when I met a detachment."

  "What about the prisoner-of-war camp?" the judge asked.

  "Previously, Heinz and I were detained thirty kilometers northeast of Piacht Tower."

  The lieutenant colonel next to him interjected: "That Heinz Colonel?"

  "Colonel Heinz of the 20th Division of the 39th Army."

  "Karl Unteroffizier, you must clearly state what you were doing in P... where and how did you get to that place?" Judge Chun instructed.

  "Earlier, we were captured during the Battle of Tikhvin and taken to a prisoner-of-war camp of the 22nd Division of the Soviet 4th Army, that concentration camp thirty kilometers northeast of Pskovta, yes, the prisoner-of-war camp."

  The under-officer glanced at the judge, saw that he did not intend to interrupt him, and began to speak volubly...

  On the afternoon of November 23, 1941, as Karl Mek's shock troops were advancing through the icy snow, Mishka dragged a shivering frozen person out of the forest - it was Karl.

  A low humming noise came from the sky, a small seaplane landed on the flat ground not far in front of them, opened the cabin with a roar, and the pilot threw a paper tube to them before flying back into the sky.

  The Tartar opened the wax-sealed command and read:

  "According to reliable intelligence, Colonel Heinz of the 20th Division of the 39th Army is being held captive thirty kilometers northeast of Piahtyahta. Your mission is to carry out a rescue operation. The exact location is..."

  A Kalmyk man suffering from a cold drags his weak body giving orders:

  "Tartar, you lead the first group and set out first. Arrive at the destination before 10 o'clock tomorrow and take charge of the main attack. Be sure to scout ahead beforehand."

  Misha, you take the second group and hold down the area from the prison to the highway, covering our retreat. Also, set up an ambush on the small hill in the east.

  "Grubbs, take the third group, that's the firepower team, and get into ambush in the small woods in front of the Soviet army's detention center. When the signal is given, you quickly rush out of the woods, quickly climb up to those stone mills in front of the detention center, and pin yourself there until it's safe to leave. Oh, bring the climbing rope."

  "I'll take the fourth group to respond. Bao'er will lead the remaining six people to hold on here, be responsible for air liaison and send off the colonel smoothly."

  "Ha, you're a godsend guide." The Kalmyk man patted Karl on the shoulder. He was limp on the ground like a soft noodle. There was a sadistic female guard there, and he had barely escaped from the tiger's den. Now he had to go back again - how could he not be frightened out of his wits?

  At the gate of the prisoner-of-war camp, a group of "Soviet soldiers" led several German prisoners towards the barbed wire fence. "163rd Division of the Soviet Army, we've brought you some more fascists," said Mishka, who was in charge, to the sentry with a toothbrush stuck in his mouth.

  The first assault squad sneaked into the prisoner-of-war camp, Karl's legs went soft and he grasped Misha's arm tightly: In front of the kitchen, a prisoner cowered on the ground, with a female soldier's foot pressed against his head, her whip lashing at the prisoner beneath her feet, cursing: I'll let you steal food, beat to death this slanderous fascist.

  The man under her feet was Karl's comrade-in-arms, and the reason for his beating was that he had stolen a sweet beet leaf from the slop bucket. Misha crept up to her, turned her head while she was not prepared, and rescued the German private from under her feet, as well as Colonel Heinz and 97 other German prisoners of war.

  Back to the courtroom. The witness stand was replaced by Hans, Karl's comrade who had been rescued from under the feet of the female soldier. He was shaking all over and his eyes were brimming with tears, on the verge of crying at any moment. The presiding judge's tone was noticeably softer, as if coaxing a child: "Lift your head up Hans, wipe away your tears, don't cry, please tell us about what happened that day, hmm?"

  Li De, who was sitting in the private room, coaxed: "Don't cry, good child, speak well and I'll give you candy to eat."

  Karl's comrade finally finished speaking with great effort, crying twice in the middle, with big tears falling to the ground. The presiding judge didn't even bother to speak, rubbing his face which was tied too tightly, and the audience seats were filled with sighs. Li De felt extremely regretful for his earlier prank that was not suitable for the occasion.

  The Kalmyk assault troops and prisoners of war ran for their lives, with masses of Soviet troops and several armoured cars behind them - a huge crowd of furious guys, which could be seen from the speed of their pursuit. BA-10 armoured cars overtook them from both sides, driving them forward to the steep slope in front of them at an angle of more than seventy degrees.

  Armored vehicle 12.7mm gunfire swept over, blood splattered, bones and flesh flew everywhere, one bullet hit the prisoner's wrist, and the whole hand fell to the ground. Everyone rushed towards the steep slope, rolling down like a snowball. Those who fell behind became ghosts under the knife, curses and screams intertwined together.

  "Misha, quickly take out your ultimate move, bury the landmines!" The Kalmyk people shouted hoarsely. Misha opened several iron boxes containing fifteen hand grenades and directed his subordinates to quickly bury them - inserting the grenades between rocks, four in a group, then putting wooden sticks through the rings and randomly throwing them into the rock piles. Misha also buried several bayonets in the rock piles, with the blades pointing upwards, and each person held a grenade at the bottom of the slope, quietly waiting for the pursuing troops.